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Air Temperature Effects On Muzzle Velocity By Gustavo F. Ruiz
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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 401076" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>not all that many years ago this conversation wouldnt have taken place. thats because very few people in very few places were doing what were talking about here. </p><p>back in the 50s for example very few hunters even had scopes on their rifles. </p><p>the most popular rifle by far in the pa. deer woods at that time was a 3030 model 94 winchester. </p><p>yet even then, there were guys doing what were talking about here in the steep mountains of n/c pa. and quite possibly other places as well.</p><p>they took alot of flak also. again, mostly from other hunters. </p><p>my first awareness of them was in 1956 when i witnessed a man laying prone on a dirt road kill a deer with a 270 with a unertle scope on it. he claimed the deer was 700 yards. </p><p>years later i checked that distance with my newly aquired barr&stroud rangefinder. he was almost exactly right on .</p><p>the improvments in knowledge and equiptment since then is hard to comprehend. most of those improvments at least on the equiptment end, can be attributed to the shooting community, not hunters. </p><p>for what its worth, im not and have never been a serious target shooter.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>as for snipers, the only similarity between hunters and snipers is long shooting.</p><p>the sniper has his life on the line, and quite possibly the lives of others.</p><p>a miss could mean disaster for them. its certainly in his best interest to get any advantage he can.</p><p>thats not the case in hunting however.</p><p>this is what we choose to do for enjoyment. our lives are usualy not in danger, only our egos can be injured. </p><p>certainly we should strive to take game in as humane a manor as we can. every consideration should be taken before we decide to pull that trigger.</p><p>but all that considered, i for one think its ok if you happen to miss. </p><p>if he wants to stand there and let you try again go for it. </p><p>hopefully through the eyes of your spotter you'll know why you missed and the next shot will bring different results. </p><p>shooting at animals across valleys, standing on steep sidehills is a different game than shooting at them on the other side of a meadow or across a ravine. </p><p>for us, 500 yards is a very nice shot, but its not what we think of as long range.</p><p>sorry about that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 401076, member: 12443"] not all that many years ago this conversation wouldnt have taken place. thats because very few people in very few places were doing what were talking about here. back in the 50s for example very few hunters even had scopes on their rifles. the most popular rifle by far in the pa. deer woods at that time was a 3030 model 94 winchester. yet even then, there were guys doing what were talking about here in the steep mountains of n/c pa. and quite possibly other places as well. they took alot of flak also. again, mostly from other hunters. my first awareness of them was in 1956 when i witnessed a man laying prone on a dirt road kill a deer with a 270 with a unertle scope on it. he claimed the deer was 700 yards. years later i checked that distance with my newly aquired barr&stroud rangefinder. he was almost exactly right on . the improvments in knowledge and equiptment since then is hard to comprehend. most of those improvments at least on the equiptment end, can be attributed to the shooting community, not hunters. for what its worth, im not and have never been a serious target shooter. as for snipers, the only similarity between hunters and snipers is long shooting. the sniper has his life on the line, and quite possibly the lives of others. a miss could mean disaster for them. its certainly in his best interest to get any advantage he can. thats not the case in hunting however. this is what we choose to do for enjoyment. our lives are usualy not in danger, only our egos can be injured. certainly we should strive to take game in as humane a manor as we can. every consideration should be taken before we decide to pull that trigger. but all that considered, i for one think its ok if you happen to miss. if he wants to stand there and let you try again go for it. hopefully through the eyes of your spotter you'll know why you missed and the next shot will bring different results. shooting at animals across valleys, standing on steep sidehills is a different game than shooting at them on the other side of a meadow or across a ravine. for us, 500 yards is a very nice shot, but its not what we think of as long range. sorry about that. [/QUOTE]
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